40th CAB Chinooks Land Aboard the USS Ponce
CH-47 Chinook helicopters from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, touched down aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, in the Persian Gulf, on March 14. The 40th CAB has been practicing landings aboard Naval vessels every month. These amazing photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreCelebrating St. Patrick’s Day
The 3rd Infantry Division led by the command team of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with the Savannah community in a parade. It looks like a great time was had by all! These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreNew Technology May Make Cleaning Weapon Obsolete
Army engineers at Picatinny Arsenal believe they have found a way for Soldiers to never have to clean or lubricate their rifles again. They have discovered a new surface applicant which may go into production in 2018. The new material, known as durable solid lubricant (DSL), would be applied during manufacturing and coat the weapons moving parts. DSL prevents material from sticking to the weapon’s surface. Since buildup only loosely adheres to a DSL surface, any force from the other moving parts or vibrations from firing is enough to knock it loose and keep the rifle clean. To read more...
Learn MoreVeterans Fight for Arlington Rights
Check out this great video of Katie Couric investigating why WASPs, Women Airforce Service Pilots, are not allowed to be buried at Arlington National Cemetary.
Learn MoreArmy’s Funding Wish List: More For Aviation
The Army is hoping for additional funding, over $7.5 billion, that it could not include in its fiscal 2017 budget request. This “wish list” helps to guide Congress in considering what additional funding it might give to the services as it hashes out its appropriations. The Army particularly wants more funding in aviation procurement and modernization, force management, and training and military construction projects, according to a draft version of the list. The Army is requesting an additional $795.9 million for Army modernization, which includes five more AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, 17 more LUH-72 Lakota light utility helicopters and 24...
Learn MoreApaches with Skis
The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, is the first Apache unit to permanently install skis on the bird. It is also the first to “cold-soak” the aircraft in temperatures as low as 20 degrees below zero for days at a time to see how the system reacts. The battalion is located in Alaska and must adapt to the environment. No other Apache unit has developed tactics, techniques and procedures for flying Apaches wiht skis or how to operate the helicopters in subzero temperatures. To read more about the Apaches with skis, click here.
Learn MoreFamily’s Long Journey Leads 3 Brothers to New Heights
New Jersey Army National Guard Warrant Officers Tu Bui, Daniel Bui, and Alvin Bui, became the first three brothers to graduate on the same day from the U.S. Army Initial Rotary Wing Training course to become Army Aviators. Their father, Joseph Bui, served alongside American forces during the Vietnam War as an infantryman with the South Vietnamese Army. He brought his family to the United States in 1994 in search of better opportunities for his children. Joseph Bui shared a story from his time as an infantryman, stating that he once jumped from a U.S. Army helicopter to a rooftop...
Learn MoreWest Point Instructor Found Dead Off-Post
Maj. Benjamin Recla was an officer serving as an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy was found dead on Sunday while off-post. The death is being investigated by the Atlantic City Police Department in New Jersey. Recla had graduated from West Point in 2004 and became an aviation officer. Before returning to West Point as an instructor, he served with 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and deployed multiple times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served as an officer representative with the West Point Flying Team in addition to his instructor duties. Recla amassed more than 950...
Learn MoreSoldiers Paradrop from 40th CAB Chinook
Check out these awesome pictures of U.S. Army Soldiers parachuting from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, during an exercise outside of Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on February 17, 2016. The 40th CAB controls all Army aviation assets under U.S. Army Central. These photos were originally found here.
Learn MoreSpouse Professional Sessions
Paula Lundy and Maria McConville will be speaking at the 2016 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit, April 30, 2016. Paula Lundy (right) and Samantha Thom Living Life in Balance” (10:00am-11:00am) There’s no question that we live in a rapidly changing world – and a rapidly changing Army – that has shifted the way we live, work, connect, and communicate. With this new world comes new challenges: how can we preserve our time-honored traditions while making them relevant and inclusive, how can we use new technology to connect with each other without losing the true meaning of “facetime,” and how can...
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